Chrysler's innovative supplier cost reduction (SCORE) program had made over $7 billion in savings for Chrysler during the 1990s, but issues of program management are raised after the 1998 merger with Daimler Benz. Prompted by worsening automotive industry conditions and Chrysler's third-quarter losses in 2000 of over $500 million, the new Daimler-Chrysler management team is considering major changes in the SCORE program for 2001.